抢先

抢先 [qiǎng xiān]

1. ■ try to be the first to do sth.; anticipate; beat sb. to it; grab off; forstall; do sth. before others have a chance to:

抢先占领制高点 compete to occupy a commanding height;

刚一开会小高就抢先发言。 Xiao Gao began to speak before everybody else, just as the meeting started.

我等着买票， 可是仅剩的一张票却让另一个人抢先买走了。 I was waiting to buy a ticket, but only one ticket was left, and another man beat me to it.

舞会中漂亮的姑娘都被抢先邀为舞伴。 The prettiest girls at the dance were grabbed off for partners first.

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常用词组

1. ■ 抢先调度策略 preemptive scheduling strategy